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Big South Fork River and Recreation Area (Kentucky, Tennessee)

9/28/2007 Circled around Stearns a little looking for the Big South Fork NRRA [KY] visitor center and found it finally. Nothing really there for me (it is where people get the scenic railroad) so into the park area. Stopped at Devil’s Jump for a view into the gorge created by the Big South Fork of the Cumberland River. Some heavy fog still around on an otherwise gorgeous day in the low 80s. Continued a ways to the Blue Heron mining community (destination of the scenic railroad). This is an early 20th century coal mining community no longer in existence. The buildings (other than the main distribution building and conveyer) are gone and are represented by metal shells.

The park sign

Me at the overlook ...

... and the view

Blue Heron mining community

A "ghost structure"